These toasted coconut pumpkin hazelnut muffins using Simple Mills grain free muffin mix are incredibly moist and perfect for fall.
I used to think brownies were made from a box.
Like there was legitimately no other way to make such a thing other than adding eggs and oil.
Scary, right?
Of course, I know better now and have made plenty of from scratch brownies like this fudgy paleo skillet brownie in my adult life, but sometimes you just want a prepackaged mix for baked goods for the sake of ease, time and instant gratification.
That’d be great and all except the ingredient list on most is a mile long and you need to break out your elementary school dictionary to pronounce half the stuff.
I’m not really into that.
Simple Mills makes real ingredient, grain free muffin and bread mixes made with almond flour for those times when you want something fresh out of the oven but you’re not really in the mood to raid the pantry and get flour all over the counter top.
They sent me a few to try out and of course I went with the pumpkin muffin mix.
I mean, is there even another choice in October?
All that’s needed to take this from mix to muffins is eggs, oil (or butter) and water. I put my own little spin on these perfectly moist muffins though with some toasted coconut and hazelnuts.
It worked perfectly and they came out with just the right amount of crunch I like in my muffins.
The best part?
They were in the oven in all of five minutes, even with my additions.
Besides being grain free, Simple Mills mixes are also free of refined sugars, low glycemic index, paleo-friendly, non-GMO and gluten, soy, corn and dairy free.
Basically, they should work for everyone out there!
You can find Simple Mills on Amazon.
Toasted Coconut Pumpkin Hazelnut Muffins
These toasted coconut pumpkin hazelnut muffins using Simple Mills grain free muffin mix are incredibly moist and perfect for fall.
Ingredients
- 1 bag Simple Mills pumpkin almond flour muffin mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon oil (I used coconut oil)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a muffin tin with baking spray.
- Place coconut and hazelnuts in a small non-stick skillet and toast over medium heat for 3 minutes until the coconut starts to turn golden. Remove from heat.
- Mix together the muffin mix, eggs, oil and water in a medium bowl.
- Fold in the toasted coconut and hazelnuts, leaving a little of the coconut behind for topping.
- Spoon mixture into the muffin tins about 3/4 of the way.
- Sprinkle some leftover coconut on top of the muffins and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let cool 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 9 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 131Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 39mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 4g
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*This post is sponsored by Simple Mills. All content and opinions are my own.
Dana @ Cookson the Run
Sunday 26th of October 2014
Such a simple and tasty recipe! I've made something similar with shredded carrot (almost like carrot cake), but I can't wait to try your coconut pumpkin version! Yay for breakfast muffins <3
FRANK
Friday 17th of October 2014
First I make pumpkin muffin.
Caroline
Wednesday 15th of October 2014
You've put so many of my favorite ingredients into one little muffin! Whoohoo...I need to make these to make breakfasts a little happier! :)
Julie @ Table for Two
Tuesday 14th of October 2014
Omg toasted coconut, pumpkin AND hazelnut in a muffin? This is totally up my alley! I would devour them :)
Thalia @ butter and brioche
Saturday 11th of October 2014
what a delicious mufffin combination! and the best thing about them has to be how healthy they are.. definitely inspired to recreate the recipe. thanks for sharing it!